U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got support Friday from key fence-sitting U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), likely putting him over the top for confirmation when the final vote is taken.
U.S. Senator Jeff Flake (R-Arizona) also said Friday he will likely vote for Kavanaugh, which means the judge could get as many as 51 votes.
The Yes on 3 campaign has released its first video ad, showing a father and an adolescent who was born a female but now identifies as a boy advocating for legal protection for transgender people.
"I love my kids, and I'd do anything to protect them. For me, that includes taking care of my transgender son, Ian," the dad says in a voiceover of the 30-second ad, as he and Ian and an adult woman and an adolescent girl with long hair are shown at a breakfast table in a home.
